Medaille Sports

The Medaille College baseball and softball teams were well represented when the AMCC posted their All Conference teams.  Both teams made it to the conference playoffs with the Lady Mavs making an exciting run to the title game.  On the baseball side of things the Mavs placed two players on the AMCC First Team as junior Nick Kanutsu (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville East) and sophomore Mathew Urbanski (Depew, NY/Lancaster)(pictured) each earned that distinction.  (more…)

The Medaille College men’s lacrosse team concluded the 2010 season with a (14-8) loss in the ECAC Mid-Atlantic Tournament Semifinals to top seeded Kean University.  The host team jumped out to a quick (4-0) lead before the Mavs cut the lead in half with a pair of goals by freshman Jake Engleman (Orchard Park, NY/Orchard Park) early in the second quarter, he also assisted on another in the third quarter.  However, the host team would go on a (5-0) run to take a commanding (9-2) lead into halftime.  (more…)

The Medaille College softball team had their best season ever end with a pair of losses in the ECAC Upstate Tournament.  The Lady Mavs ran into hot pitching in the tournament opener as they were held to just a pair of hits in a (8-0) loss to St. John Fisher.  Senior Laura Mauger (Clarence, NY/Clarence)(pictured) was (1 for 2) while sophomore Brieanna Brink (Buffalo, NY/Sacred Heart) collected the other Medaille hit with a (1 for 3) effort. Senior Amanda Westling (Dunkirk, NY/Dunkirk) threw a complete game in the final outing of her career.  The second game would see the Lady Mavs fall to Elmira College (7-3).  This game would again see Mauger lead the way as she finished (2 for 3) with a run scored while Brink again contributed with a (2 for 4) effort. Junior Alyssa Zemla (Hamburg, NY/Hamburg) and Merissa Ciesielski (Cheektowaga, NY/Cleveland Hill) also came up with two hits apiece.  Sophomore hurler Kristen Rohe (Buffalo, NY/Cleveland Hill)  threw a complete game while fanning five batters. The Lady Mavs finish 2010 with a program best (23-22) record.

The Medaille College men’s lacrosse team had a banner evening as they made the most of their first ECAC Mid-Atlantic Championship Tournament appearance ever by hanging on for a (10-9) victory over Morrisville State.  The Mavs had dropped their two earlier meetings this season to the Mustangs, including a (14-11) defeat in the NEAC Title game.  The Mavs jumped out to a (4-0) lead after the first quarter and held a (5-1) advantage at the half.  The Mustangs went on a (5-1) run in the third quarter to even the game at (6-6) heading into the final frame.  The Mavs scored four of the first five goals in the fourth before hanging on for the one goal win.  Sophomore Tyler Strassburg (West Seneca, NY/West Seneca East)(pictured) continued his assault on the single season record book as he tallied five goals, he now has (47) on the year and (72) points.  (more…)

The Medaille College softball team will see its season continue as they received a third straight bid to the ECAC Upstate Tournament after their tremendous run in last weekend’s AMCC Tournament.  The Lady Mavs fell just short in the title game but will look to earn the school’s first ever ECAC Tournament Championship.  The Lady Mavs are the #3 seed and will take on St. John Fisher College on Saturday (5/15) at 1:00pm on the campus of Union College in Schenectady, NY.  The host team is the top seed while Elmira College is seeded fourth.  The Lady Mavs are currently (23-20) and set a program mark for victories in a season.

Female: Holley McAllister (Sr. – Rochester, NY)(Softball)

Holley led the Lady Mavs on an improbable run to the AMCC Title game. She was (13 for 28) for a (.464) batting average. Her slugging percentage for the week was a remarkable (.893). She doubled her career number in triples with four of them in a two game stretch. Medaille set a program record for wins in a season with (23) and made their first appearance in the AMCC Title game.

Male: Brandon Lumadue (Jr. – Cheektowaga, NY)(Baseball)

Brandon posted huge numbers in the final week of the Mavs season as he went (7 for 12) for a (.583) batting average. Even more impressive was his (1.000) slugging percentage. He pounded out three extra base hits (two doubles and a home run). He also drove in six runs. The Mavs set a program mark for wins in a season with (18).

The Medaille College men’s lacrosse team had its season extended this morning when they were selected to participate in the ECAC Mid-Atlantic Championship Tournament.  It marks the first time in program history that the Mavs received a bid.  They will be the fifth seed in the region and will face a familiar foe on the road as they will travel to Morrisville State on Wednesday (5/12) at 7:00pm to meet the fourth seeded Mustangs for the third time this season, including a rematch of the NEAC Championship game, which Morrisville won (14-11).  The winner of that game will head to New Jersey to face top seeded and host Kean University on Saturday (5/15).  The other semifinal game will pit #2 seed Farmingdale State against #3 seed Richard Stockton.

The fifth seeded Medaille College softball team had its Cinderella Run in the AMCC Tournament end in the Championship round as Frostburg State squashed their NCAA Tournment hopes with a (7-1) victory in Cresson, PA.  The Lady Mavs made an improbable run on Saturday as they won three straight games to earn a spot in this morning’s final.  The Lady Mavs would open the scoring as Holley McAllister (Rochester, NY/Rush-Henrietta) singled, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt, stole third and then was driven in on a single up the middle by Alyssa Zemla (Hamburg, NY/Hamburg) in the top half of the first inning. (more…)

All seemed lost after yesterday’s heartbreaking, extra inning, loss to Penn State-Altoona in the AMCC Tournament opener for the Medaille College softball team.  However, they rebounded with the best day the program has ever had.  The Lady Mavs played three elimination games today and won them all as they find themselves in the AMCC Championship Final Round.  It was a day that saw Medaille’s bats explode as they outscored their opponents (36-11) and out hit them (40-18), earning each victory in five inning fashion.  In the opener the Lady Mavs bested La Roche College (9-1) as they erupted for seven runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to break open a (2-1) lead.  Senior Holley McAllister (Rochester, NY/Rush-Henrietta)(pictured) began her career day in this one by knocking out the first of her five extra base hits as she connected for a double and scored a run.  (more…)

The Lady Mavs suffered a gut wrenching (3-2) extra inning loss to Penn State-Altoona in the opening round of the double elimination format AMCC Tournament being played at Mt. Aloysius College.  The Lady Mavs jumped out to a (1-0) lead after the first inning when Alyssa Zemla (Hamburg, NY/Hamburg)(pictured) drove home Kristen Rohe (Buffalo, NY/Cleveland Hill) by drilling a double to left field. (more…)